Mosaic (MOS) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 4/4/2025 – Mosaic had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $28.00 to $30.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Mosaic had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler.
• 3/20/2025 – Mosaic was upgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/19/2025 – Mosaic had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $31.00 to $34.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/19/2025 – Mosaic was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $33.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $27.00.
• 3/19/2025 – Mosaic had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $26.00 to $28.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/13/2025 – Mosaic is now covered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Mosaic was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $27.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Mosaic had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $27.00 to $28.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Mosaic had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $34.00 to $31.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Mosaic was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $26.00.
• 3/3/2025 – Mosaic had its price target lowered by analysts at Mizuho from $29.00 to $28.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Mosaic had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $29.00 to $26.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Mosaic Trading Down 9.6 %

MOS stock traded down $2.49 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $23.48. 10,126,846 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,514,903. The Mosaic Company has a 1-year low of $22.48 and a 1-year high of $33.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.44 billion, a PE ratio of 20.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $26.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.24.

Mosaic Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, June 19th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 5th will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 5th. Mosaic’s payout ratio is 160.00%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of MOS. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Mosaic by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 13,507,131 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $332,005,000 after acquiring an additional 3,058,243 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Mosaic by 24.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,041,218 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $271,382,000 after purchasing an additional 2,151,426 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Mosaic by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,621,001 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $218,751,000 after purchasing an additional 269,650 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp lifted its stake in Mosaic by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 5,171,642 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $127,119,000 after purchasing an additional 287,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Mosaic by 21.7% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,990,500 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $98,086,000 after buying an additional 711,300 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.54% of the company’s stock.

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. It owns and operates mines, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate-based animal feed ingredients primarily under the Biofos and Nexfos brand names, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under K-Mag brand name.